Randy Angell, Designer Pool Renovation
Pool - contemporary pool idea in Dallas

Gilbertson Photography
Huge trendy galley porcelain tile eat-in kitchen photo in Minneapolis with a double-bowl sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, white backsplash, granite countertops, porcelain backsplash, paneled appliances and an island

Appealing Pallets. From trash to treasure, the mixed woods in this attractive floor came from weathered wooden shipping pallets. Laid in a pattern inspired by a Spanish design, the wood is abraded to let the natural color come through then finished to withstand lots of wear and tear from pets, guests and everyday use. This floor was named the “Wood Floor of the Year – Best Reclaimed” by the National Wood Flooring Association. Schenck & Company is honored to have received this prestigious award multiple times, and bring national recognition to Houston.

Rob Karosis
This is an example of a country porch design in New York.

Rob Karosis
Example of a farmhouse exterior home design in New York

100 Year Old Home Re-Imagined For Today. Appliance Garage with Pull Out. Photo by Gage Seaux.
Open concept kitchen - mid-sized craftsman u-shaped light wood floor open concept kitchen idea in New Orleans with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, quartz countertops, beige backsplash, glass tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island

Mid-sized cottage white two-story wood exterior home photo in San Francisco

Blue flowers of Ajuga repens 'Catlin's Giant' and the forget me not flowers of Brunnera 'Jack Frost' add color in spring Le jardinet
Design ideas for a traditional landscaping in Seattle.

Mid-sized elegant green one-story stone gable roof photo in Denver

Inspiration for a mid-sized coastal light wood floor and beige floor family room remodel in Salt Lake City with white walls and a media wall

Miller + Miller Real Estate A must see luxury house less than 3 miles from Downtown Naperville. Private and secluded home on a spectacular wooded lot that borders a 14-acre forest preserve. The front patio features perennials, a mahogany stream bridge, 2 mahogany pond decks overlooking koi ponds, waterfalls and 40′ English Arbor. 40′ English Arbor with Wisteria, Clematis, & Akebia. More than 75 trees on the property, along driveway & several ornamentals. Woodland garden with abundant daffodils, scylla, redbuds, columbine, bleeding hearts & lily of the valley. Kitchen garden.

Rob Karosis
Inspiration for a farmhouse landscaping in New York.

Pondless water feature along path to a patio.
Design ideas for a large transitional full sun side yard stone formal garden in Atlanta for spring.

Michael Glassman
Inspiration for a transitional landscaping in Sacramento.

Rubner's Nursery & Landscaping
Photo of a traditional landscaping in Charlotte.

Inspiration for a contemporary exterior home remodel in Austin

Rob Karosis
Country exterior home idea in New York

Beautiful dry river bed with synthetic turf.
Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional drought-tolerant and partial sun front yard river rock landscaping in San Diego.

Klopf Architecture, Arterra Landscape Architects and Henry Calvert of Calvert Ventures Designed and built a new warm, modern, Eichler-inspired, open, indoor-outdoor home on a deeper-than-usual San Mateo Highlands property where an original Eichler house had burned to the ground. The owners wanted multi-generational living and larger spaces than the original home offered, but all parties agreed that the house should respect the neighborhood and blend in stylistically with the other Eichlers. At first the Klopf team considered re-using what little was left of the original home and expanding on it. But after discussions with the owner and builder, all parties agreed that the last few remaining elements of the house were not practical to re-use, so Klopf Architecture designed a new home that pushes the Eichler approach in new directions. One disadvantage of Eichler production homes is that the house designs were not optimized for each specific lot. A new custom home offered the team a chance to start over. In this case, a longer house that opens up sideways to the south fit the lot better than the original square-ish house that used to open to the rear (west). Accordingly, the Klopf team designed an L-shaped “bar” house with a large glass wall with large sliding glass doors that faces sideways instead of to the rear like a typical Eichler. This glass wall opens to a pool and landscaped yard designed by Arterra Landscape Architects. Driving by the house, one might assume at first glance it is an Eichler because of the horizontality, the overhanging flat roof eaves, the dark gray vertical siding, and orange solid panel front door, but the house is designed for the 21st Century and is not meant to be a “Likeler.” You won't see any posts and beams in this home. Instead, the ceiling decking is a western red cedar that covers over all the beams. Like Eichlers, this cedar runs continuously from inside to out, enhancing the indoor / outdoor feeling of the house, but unlike Eichlers it conceals a cavity for lighting, wiring, and insulation. Ceilings are higher, rooms are larger and more open, the master bathroom is light-filled and more generous, with a separate tub and shower and a separate toilet compartment, and there is plenty of storage. The garage even easily fits two of today's vehicles with room to spare. A massive 49-foot by 12-foot wall of glass and the continuity of materials from inside to outside enhance the inside-outside living concept, so the owners and their guests can flow freely from house to pool deck to BBQ to pool and back. During construction in the rough framing stage, Klopf thought the front of the house appeared too tall even though the house had looked right in the design renderings (probably because the house is uphill from the street). So Klopf Architecture paid the framer to change the roofline from how we had designed it to be lower along the front, allowing the home to blend in better with the neighborhood. One project goal was for people driving up the street to pass the home without immediately noticing there is an "imposter" on this lot, and making that change was essential to achieve that goal. This 2,606 square foot, 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom Eichler-inspired new house is located in San Mateo in the heart of the Silicon Valley. Klopf Architecture Project Team: John Klopf, AIA, Klara Kevane Landscape Architect: Arterra Landscape Architects Contractor: Henry Calvert of Calvert Ventures Photography ©2016 Mariko Reed Location: San Mateo, CA Year completed: 2016